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Day: June 8, 2015

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Turkey’s Erdogan calls for responsibility after election

June 8, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Monday for his country’s fractious political parties to act responsibly in the aftermath of

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Europe 

G7 leaders affirm Russia sanctions

June 8, 2015 Al Pessin of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The leaders of seven of the world’s most powerful countries agreed on Monday to toughen sanctions on Russia, if necessary,

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Europe 

Five EU members under pressure to recognise Kosovo

June 8, 2015June 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

Five European Union member states that have not recognised the 2008 unilateral declaration of Kosovo’s independence are under pressure to

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: New excavations of Sofia’s Sveta Nedelya Square to start mid-June

June 8, 2015June 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The first major archaeological excavation of the Sveta Nedelya Square site in central Sofia in 60 years is to begin

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Bulgaria 

Plevneliev: Bulgaria should not rest until getting Tsar Samuil’s bones from Greece

June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Sofia

Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev used the June 8 ceremony of the unveiling of a controversial statue of

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Business 

Second electricity distributor files arbitration claim against Bulgaria

June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Czech-owned Energo-Pro became the second electricity distribution firm to file an arbitration claim against Bulgaria with the World Bank’s arbitration

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Business 

Bulgarian competition regulator allows Vivacom to buy former subsidiary

June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has allowed telecom carrier Vivacom to purchase infrastructure company Nurts, a former subsidiary

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Business 

Bulgarian firms hired 645 foreigners from non-EU countries in 2014 – employment agency

June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian firms, facing a skills shortage in areas like IT, engineering and even sport, hired 645 foreigners from 45 countries

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Business 

Increase in tax evasion by real estate agencies and brokers, Bulgaria’s revenue agency says

June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

There has been an increase in tip-offs by customers of real estate businesses in recent months about irregularities, Bulgaria’s National

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